NL West: What if Arraez is traded?
Jul 18 2026
While our job here isn’t to speculate about trade rumors, some moves are so likely that to discuss their possibility is really considering the when more than the if. Luis Arraez fits here – he’s almost certainly going to be traded as he is on a one-year contract that will soon expire, and would bring too much in return not to trade him. So what happens to the Giants lineup if – or, more likely, when – he is dealt?
Assuming Matt Chapman isn’t traded (which isn’t a guarantee), once Arraez moves off 2B (due to the trade) and Chapman moves back to 3B (after returning from the IL), the most likely everyday second baseman will be Casey Schmitt. Schmitt is already playing every day – and, in fact, has...
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